by PointGuard » Sun May 05, 2019 9:26 pm
Summer/Fall Recruiting:
3 scholarships to fill…would like a SF and two big men.
By the beginning of October we had commitments from:
SF Rick Coffey, 6-7 from Mt. Vernon, SD, #57 ranked recruit, sweet shooter inside and outside, excellent scorer, extremely athletic, was in Top 5 at Houston Classic Camp.
SF Kenton Dunn, 6-6 from Cheyenne, WY, #73 ranked recruit, excellent shooting skills both inside and outside, great scorer, solid defender, tremendous work ethic, was in Top 25 at Indy Elite Camp.
PF Shawn Owes, 6-8 from Arvada, CO, #135 ranked recruit, excellent shooter inside who is a good scorer, hard worker.
I’m very pleased with the recruits we landed and the job Ivoree Snoddy did as my recruiting assistant.
Fall Practices:
Our practices this fall revealed what I feared. We are going to have a rough season. We set up a pretty weak pre-conference schedule, but I doubt that will even help us that much. The players who are eligible to play this season just aren’t that talented. Our starting five will be outclassed against most competition and our bench is very weak. And because we have so few returning players and just one freshman, we only have 10 eligible players (including walk-ons), so our bench will be short meaning we likely will wear down at points throughout the game.
To make things worse, there was just too much messing around during our practices. Players coming late, not focusing and slacking off, making rude comments to each other, and taking cheap shots. Apparently there was a lack of control by the previous coaching regime. I ended up having to continually pull players into my office and disciplining much more than I’ve ever done before. But it was necessary to exert control to keep things from getting out of hand and let the players know they had to change their habits and pull together.
Marital bliss?
When I honestly think about what’s going on, I have to admit a long-distance marriage is really tough to make work. In our case, I’m just having to put so much time into beginning the turnaround efforts for the Buffaloes that I haven’t been able to get back to Ohio as much as I’d said I would when I departed. And Jacky is still unhappy that I made the decision to leave Youngstown without taking her situation into consideration. I’m not sure how hard she’s trying to find a job here. And I think her boss is subverting any efforts by way of additional perks he’s been throwing her way recently. To say things are strained would be an understatement.
Dynasty Threads:
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